DEGANWY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1182908 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Playgroup for children

Objects

THE CIO'S OBJECTS ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN WALES, BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEEDS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY PRE-SCHOOL PROVISION AND CHILDCARE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£152k

Latest spending

£154k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with £73k in cash, which is described as being at the top end of its target cash reserve range. The trustees report that breaking even is consistent with their business plan and that there are no material liabilities or uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (held: £73k)

“We aim to hold a reserve of between 3 and 6 months of operating costs”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW); Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Jack Smith-Keeginchair
Hannah Smith
Jessica Lucy Owen
Kerry Joelle Stamatiou
Kirsty Marie Scott
Leanne Owen
Tazmin Marie Morgan

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Conwy

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£152k	£154k
31/08/2024	£129k	£142k
31/08/2023	£144k	£133k
31/08/2022	£127k	£108k
31/08/2021	£91k	£77k

Common questions

Is DEGANWY PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with £73k in cash, which is described as being at the top end of its target cash reserve range. The trustees report that breaking even is consistent with their business plan and that there are no material liabilities or uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BREDON PLAYGROUP.

BREDON PLAYGROUP income £123k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
NEW STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP income £223k
STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP income £148k
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £159k
FIRST STEPS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £209k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DEGANWY PLAYGROUP	£152k	—	above	—	no doubt
BREDON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP FY2025	£223k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP FY2025	£148k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.